
Remembering Ellie Mannette, the Stradivarius of Steel
Trinidadian Ellie Mannette passed away on August 29, 2018, at the age of 90. He will fondly be remembered as the Stradivarius of Steel. Mannette was an inventor, innovator, master builder, tuner, teacher and ambassador of the modern steel drum. He was the first to “sink” the surface of the drum. He shaped convex notes […]